Hay-carrier.



No. 727,823. PATENTBD MAY 1.2, 1903. P. A. MYERS.

HAY CARRIER. APlLIUATION FILED 00115, 1902.

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P. A. MYERS.

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APPLICATION FILED 0OT.16, 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP A. .MYERS, OF ASI-ILAND, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 727,823, dated May 12,1903. Application filed October 16,1902. Serial No. 127,576. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP A. MYERS, a citi-' zen of the United States,residing at Ashland, Ashlandcounty, Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hay-Oarriers, of which the following isaspeciflcation.

My invention relates to a hay-carrier having reversible features; and itconsists in the combination and arrangement of parts here-' inafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of theinvention. longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig.

3 is an end view.. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan- 4 Fig. 5 is a transversesectional viewon line 5 5 of Fig. 6.

through lugs 7, formed on the lower frame; This lower frame comprisesalarge bell-mouth 7, which, as shown in Fig. 6, is of such size that theopening therein for the reception of the hoisting-pulley extends-fromthe periph ery of one rope-sheave to the other, the walls of thebell-mouth being flared laterally, as shown at 8. The wall of thebell-mouthadjacent to the pulleys flares in a direction lengthwise ofthe carrier and conforms atits lower part to the edge of therope-sheave. As shown in Fig. 4, each side member of the lower framehasan extension 9, lying close to the side of the rope-sheave and inwhich the j ournal-pin or connecting-bolt of the ropesheave issupported. This extension is connected with the flaring end wall 11 ofthe bell-mouth, and this flaring end'wall 11 forms a continuation of theflaring side wall 8 of the bell-mouth; From this construction it will beseen that the periphery of the rope- Fig.2 is a hoisting-pulley, wherebythe said pulley willbe allowed a certain amount of swiveling action in adirection lengthwise of the carrier, and this construction, inconnection with the large bell-mouth flaring in both directionslongitudinally of the carrier, allows the hoisting-pulley to adjustitself in dragging a load into a full mow to suit the conditions andproperly take the strain.

One feature of my present carrier is that the lower frame carrying thecatches is adapted to swivel on the upper main frame in reversing. Inorder to carry out this reversible feature, the bell-mouth at its upperend is provided with a circular rim 16, connected therewith by means ofa laterally-extending horizontal portion 17. The upper or main frame ofthe carrier is provided with a chan-' neled ring 18, embracing thecircular rim of the bell-mouth, so that the said bell-mouth may swivelin the said ring.

It will be noticed that the catches are of th form heretofore used byme, having pivotal movement laterally of the carrier. These catchesextend through slots 19 in the bellmouth and have their upper ends,which are adapted to engage the knocker, located within the circuit ofthe swiveled connection between 7 the parts. The upper ends of saidcatches are guided between flanges 20.

As will be seen in Fig. 1, the extensions of the lower frame have guideportions 21 extending over the rope-sheaves for the rope,and it isthrough the lugs on these guide portions that the two parts of the lowerframe are riveted together.

It will be understood that the rope-sheaves have extended hubs reachingacross from one side of the lower frame to the other sidethereof. Thesepulleys, as before stated, are journaled in extensions from thebell-mouth.

By making the upper and lower frame each of two side members, boltedtogether, it will be apparent that the parts of the carrier are easilyassembled, and the carrier can be set up by an unskilled person.

I have provided a frame intended to afford the necessary strength, andto this end each upper side frameis made up of arms a, forked at theirlower ends, curving upwardly and outwardly to hold the journals of thecarrying-wheels. Between these journals an upper rod or strut b extends,the middle portion being horizontal, while its ends are downwardlyinclined to the journals. From this angular strut braces c extendvertically to the curved arms, and these vertical braces are connectedby a horizontal bar at. The lower frame has parallel arms 6 andfextending horizontally from its bell-mouth at each end of the carrier,the upper arm terminating in the upward and transversely curved guidefor the rope, and the lower arm being in line with the journal of therope-sheave. These arms are connected by a vertical bar g, and from theouter end of the lower arm an inclined bar it extends to the lower endof the bell-mouth.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In combination in a hay-carrier,a frame, abell-mouth swiveled thereto,catches pivoted on the outer side of thebell-mouth and extending through the wall of the bell-mouth and havingtheir upper ends within the rings forming the swiveled connection,substantially as described.

2. In combination in a hay-carrier with the upper and lower frames, therings forming a swiveled connection between the said frames, catchespivoted on the outer side of the lower frame and extending with theirupper ends within the rings, substantially as described.

3. In combination in a hay-carrier with the carrying wheels and frame,and a bell-mouth having end walls flaring in a direction lengthwise ofthe carrier and conforming to the periphery of the rope-sheaves,substantially as described.

4. In combination in a hay-carrier with car rying-wheels, rope-sheavesand a frame, and a bell-mouth having end walls flaring in a directionlengthwise of the carrier and conforming to the periphery of therope-sheaves which peripheries form substantially continuations of saidend walls from a.point substantially in the horizontal plane of thejournals of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the flaredportion of the end wall, said bell-mouth having also laterally-flaredpor tions, substantially as described.

5. In combination in a hay-carrier, a twopart frame, a two-partbell-mouth swiveled thereto, and a catch pivoted on the outer side ofeach part of the bell-mouth extending through the wall of the bell-mouthand having its upper end within the ring forming the swiveledconnection, substantially as described.

6. In combination in a hay-carrier, a twopart frame, a two-partbell-mouth swiveled thereto, each part of the bellmouth having alaterally-flaring wall and a part of an end wall which is also flaringin a direction lengthwise of the carrier, and rope-sheaves held betweenthe two parts of the bell-mouth, the said flaring end walls conformingsubstantially to the peripheries of the rope-sheaves which peripheriesform continuations of the said end walls between the two parts of thebell-mouth from a point substantially in the horizontal plane of thejournals of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the flaredportion of the end wall, substantially as described.

7. In combination with the upper frame, a bell-mouth swiveled thereto,said bell-mouth having extensions with rope-sheaves journaled thereinand with end walls conforming substantially to the peripheries of thesaid rope-sheaves from a point substantiallyin the horizontal plane ofthe journal of the sheaves downwardly throughout the extent of the saidbell-mouth, substantially as described.

8. In combination, in a hay-carrier, an upper frame,carrying-wheelsjournaled therein, a lower frame having a bell-mouth with a rimconnected thereto by a horizontal laterallyextending portion 17, saidrim being supported to turn in a part of the upper frame, a rope-sheaveand catch means, substantially as described.

9. In combination in a hay-carrier, an upper frame,carrying-wheelsjournaled therein, a lower frame having a bell-mouth with a rimconnected thereto by a horizontal portion 17 which has guide means forcatches, catches pivoted to the outer side of the bell-mouth andextending upwardly within the rim, and means for supporting the rim fromthe upper frame, substantially as described.

10. In combination, the upper and lower frames, swiveled together bymeans of a ring and rim, and a catch movable laterally in respect to thelower frame and through a slot therein and having its upper endextending up within the ring and rim, substantially as described.

11. A hay-carrier comprising carrying and rope wheels, means forsustaining the load and a frame comprising the upwardly and outwardlycurved arms ct forked at their lower ends, a strut Z) connecting saidcurved arms and consisting of the horizontal and the inclined endportions, the vertical braces 0 between the strut and the curved armsand the horizontal bar (1 connecting the vertical braces, substantiallyas described.

12. In combination in a hay-carrier with I and a vertical bar connectingthe horizontal v rope and carrying Wheels, means for sustainarms,substantially as described. :0 ing the load and a frame comprising abell- In testimony whereof I affix my signature mouth, a pair ofhorizontal arms extending in presence of two Witnesses. therefrom ateach end, the upper one of which PHILIP A. MYERS. extends upwardly andlaterally to form a rope- Witnesses:

guide, an inclined bar between the end of the MILTON G. MILLER, lowerarm and the lower end of the bell-mouth OTTO O. WALTON.

